On January 18, the RSPCA executed a warrant and seized the German shepherd puppy under instruction from the RSPCA Chief Inspector.

RSPCA regional inspector Penny Flaherty told the Chronicle while the young dog had been seized, Wogandt's older dog was still in her care "under a strict directive in relation to the care and ongoing vet requirements of that dog".

"We had information and had identified other concerns in relation to care and treatment of the [younger] dog that lead to that authority being removed," Insp Flaherty said.

"Along the lines of on-going care and welfare, serious concerns identified, she needed to keep everything A1, she'd been given another chance to prove she could do that."